LabArchives vs Pilott Electronic Logbook

LabArchives9.0Visit Pilott Electronic Logbook8.4Visit

Higher score LabArchives #2 in Logbook Software 9.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 2 features Visit LabArchives

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Pilott Electronic Logbook #5 in Logbook Software 8.4/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 2 of 2 features Visit Pilott

• LabArchives fits best

  Labs needing a feature-rich ELN with a free plan

• Pilott Electronic Logbook fits best

  Pilots wanting low-cost mobile flight logging

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Side by side

Feature	LabArchives 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Pilott Electronic Logbook 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.4
Ranking	#2 in Logbook Software	#5 in Logbook Software
Best for	Labs needing a feature-rich ELN with a free plan	Pilots wanting low-cost mobile flight logging
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$330/user/yr	$2.50/mo
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	30 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web	Web, iOS, Android
Support	Email, Phone, Tickets, Docs	Email, Phone
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business
Features LabArchives 0/2 · Pilott Electronic Logbook 2/2
Offline entry	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Digital signatures	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Logbook type	Not checked yet	Aviation
Mobile access	Not checked yet	Both
Export formats	PDF and read-only offline HTML in ZIP	CSV
Record retention	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Revision history, activity tracking, signing, and witnessing support traceable records. Filtered search and read-only offline HTML export help with access and portability. Integrations include SnapGene, GraphPad Prism, Geneious, Jupyter, and REDCap.	Create flight entries offline and sync them when the app reconnects. Print logbook reports in SACAA, ICAO and EASA formats. Track currency, receive expiration alerts, and add digital endorsements.
Cons	The Free plan limits users to 2 owned notebooks and 1 GB per user. Professional Academic starts at $330 per user per year, billed annually. Enterprise pricing is custom, and API access is for enterprise accounts.	The subscription is paid; there is no free plan after the 30-day trial. The listed subscription covers web and mobile access, not other platforms. Record export is documented as CSV, which may limit preferred export workflows.
Our verdict	LabArchives is a cloud-based electronic lab notebook for academic, nonprofit, commercial, government, and research organizations. It provides notebook pages and entries for experimental data, methods, and findings, alongside file… Read the review →	Pilott Electronic Logbook is a digital flight logbook for private and commercial pilots who want to record hours and manage flight records on the web or in mobile apps. Flight entries can autofill aircraft, registration and crew details,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• LabArchives — where it wins

  • Revision history, activity tracking, signing, and witnessing support traceable records.
  • Filtered search and read-only offline HTML export help with access and portability.
  • Integrations include SnapGene, GraphPad Prism, Geneious, Jupyter, and REDCap.

  Where it doesn't

  • The Free plan limits users to 2 owned notebooks and 1 GB per user.
  • Professional Academic starts at $330 per user per year, billed annually.
  • Enterprise pricing is custom, and API access is for enterprise accounts.

• Pilott Electronic Logbook — where it wins

  • Create flight entries offline and sync them when the app reconnects.
  • Print logbook reports in SACAA, ICAO and EASA formats.
  • Track currency, receive expiration alerts, and add digital endorsements.

  Where it doesn't

  • The subscription is paid; there is no free plan after the 30-day trial.
  • The listed subscription covers web and mobile access, not other platforms.
  • Record export is documented as CSV, which may limit preferred export workflows.

• LabArchives9.0/10 · Free plan

  A feature-rich electronic lab notebook with a free plan and research-tool integrations.

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• Pilott Electronic Logbook8.4/10 · 30-day trial

  A low-cost aviation logbook with offline mobile entry and printable authority-format reports.

  Visit PilottFull verdict →